The Authors Guild v. National Endowment for the Humanities
| THE AUTHORS GUILD, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, ELIZABETH KADETSKY, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, VALARIE ORLANDO, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, BENJAMIN HOLTZMAN, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, NICOLE JENKINS, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, WILLIAM GOLDSTEIN, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, KATALIN BALOG, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated and LEE JASPERSE, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated |
| NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES, WILLIAM ENGLISH, in his official capacity as Acting Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, UNITED STATES DOGE SERVICE, AMY GLEASON, in her official capacity as Acting Administrator of the United States DOGE Service, NATE CAVANAUGH, in his official capacity as an employee of the U.S. DOGE Service for the General Services Administration and JUSTIN FOX, in his official capacity as an employee of the U.S. DOGE Service for the General Services Administration |
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES, AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION and MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA |
| 26-1832 |
| July 8, 2026 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit |
| Other Statutes |
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| Filing 23 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, , at docket entry , on behalf of , FILED. [26-1829, 26-1832, 26-1996] [Entered: 09/09/2026 11:11 AM] |
| Filing 22 SO-ORDERED NON-DISPOSITIVE STIPULATION, to file a deferred appendix, FILED. [26-1829, 26-1832, 26-1996] [Entered: 09/09/2026 10:36 AM] |
| Filing 21 ATTORNEY, Jamie Crooks, for Appellee Benjamin Holtzman, Elizabeth Kadetsky, Katalin Balog, Lee Jasperse, Nicole Jenkins, The Authors Guild, Valarie Orlando, William Goldstein, ADDED. [26-1829, 26-1832, 26-1996] [Entered: 08/12/2026 04:12 PM] |
| Filing 20 NEW CASE MANAGER, Dennisse Pizarro-Lebron, ASSIGNED. [26-1829, 26-1832] [Entered: 08/05/2026 10:35 AM] |
| Filing 19 NEW CASE MANAGER, James Lunsford, ASSIGNED. [26-1832, 26-1829] [Entered: 07/29/2026 09:45 AM] [Edited: 07/30/2026 09:58 AM] |
| Filing 18 MOTION, to set brief schedule, on behalf of Appellant National Endowment for the Humanities, Appellant William English, Appellant United States DOGE Service, Appellant Amy Gleason, Appellant Nate Cavanaugh, Appellant Justin Fox, FILED. Service date 07/27/2026 by ACMS. [26-1832, 26-1829] [Entered: 07/27/2026 09:47 AM] [Edited: 07/27/2026 11:25 AM] |
| Filing 17 NOTICE, to Appellees, Benjamin Holtzman, Elizabeth Kadetsky, Katalin Balog, Lee Jasperse, Nicole Jenkins, The Authors Guild, Valarie Orlando, William Goldstein, for failure to file an appearance, SENT. [Entered: 07/24/2026 05:11 PM] |
| Filing 16 ATTORNEY, Daniel Bentele Hahs Tenny, for Appellant Amy Gleason, Appellant Nate Cavanaugh, Appellant National Endowment for the Humanities, Appellant United States DOGE Service, Appellant William English, ADDED. [26-1829, 26-1832] [Entered: 07/24/2026 02:52 PM] |
| Filing 15 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee American Council of Learned Societies, Appellee American Historical Association, Appellee Modern Language Association of America, FILED. Service date 07/23/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/23/2026 04:30 PM] |
| Filing 14 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellant National Endowment for the Humanities, Appellant William English, Appellant United States DOGE Service, Appellant Amy Gleason, Appellant Nate Cavanaugh, Appellant Justin Fox, FILED. Service date 07/23/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/23/2026 02:38 PM] |
| Filing 13 FORM C, on behalf of Appellant National Endowment for the Humanities, Appellant William English, Appellant United States DOGE Service, Appellant Amy Gleason, Appellant Nate Cavanaugh, Appellant Justin Fox, FILED. Service date 07/21/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/21/2026 04:52 PM] |
| Filing 12 FORM D, on behalf of Appellant National Endowment for the Humanities, Appellant William English, Appellant United States DOGE Service, Appellant Amy Gleason, Appellant Nate Cavanaugh, Appellant Justin Fox, FILED. Service date 07/21/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/21/2026 04:10 PM] |
| Filing 11 ATTORNEY, Derek Weiss, for Appellant Amy Gleason, Appellant Justin Fox, Appellant Nate Cavanaugh, Appellant National Endowment for the Humanities, Appellant United States DOGE Service, Appellant William English, ADDED. [Entered: 07/16/2026 06:44 AM] |
| Filing 10 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Amy Gleason, United States DOGE Service, National Endowment for the Humanities, William English, Nate Cavanaugh, Justin Fox, FILED. [Entered: 07/13/2026 09:15 AM] |
| Filing 9 NOTE: See lead case, 26-1829, containing complete set of docket entries. [Entered: 07/10/2026 09:24 AM] |
| Filing 8 ATTORNEY, John Robinson, for Appellee American Council of Learned Societies, Appellee American Historical Association, Appellee Modern Language Association of America, ADDED. [Entered: 07/09/2026 07:47 AM] |
| Filing 7 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of American Council of Learned Societies, American Historical Association, Modern Language Association of America, FILED. [Entered: 07/08/2026 08:16 PM] |
| Filing 6 NON-ADMITTED ATTORNEY, Jamie Crooks, orally informed to apply for admission forthwith and submit Addendum A to Notice of Appearance, NOTIFIED. [Entered: 07/08/2026 12:55 PM] |
| Filing 5 CIVIL APPEAL, on behalf of Appellant National Endowment for the Humanities, William English, United States DOGE Service, Amy Gleason, Nate Cavanaugh, Justin Fox, OPENED. [Entered: 07/08/2026 12:45 PM] |
| Filing 4 ELECTRONIC INDEX, in lieu of record, FILED. [Entered: 07/08/2026 12:41 PM] |
| Filing 3 DISTRICT COURT JUDGMENT, dated 05/08/2026, RECEIVED. [Entered: 07/08/2026 12:38 PM] |
| Filing 2 DISTRICT COURT OPINION AND ORDER PLAINTIFFS MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND DENYING DEFENDANTS MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, dated 05/07/2026, RECEIVED. [Entered: 07/08/2026 12:36 PM] |
| Filing 1 NOTICE OF CIVIL APPEAL, with district court docket, on behalf of Appellant National Endowment for the Humanities, William English, United States DOGE Service, Amy Gleason, Nate Cavanaugh, Justin Fox, FILED. [Entered: 07/08/2026 12:32 PM] |
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| Represented By: | Benjamin H. Torrance |
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| Defendant: WILLIAM ENGLISH, in his official capacity as Acting Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities | |
| Represented By: | Benjamin H. Torrance |
| Represented By: | Derek Weiss |
| Represented By: | Daniel Bentele Hahs Tenny |
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| Defendant: UNITED STATES DOGE SERVICE | |
| Represented By: | Benjamin H. Torrance |
| Represented By: | Derek Weiss |
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| Defendant: AMY GLEASON, in her official capacity as Acting Administrator of the United States DOGE Service | |
| Represented By: | Benjamin H. Torrance |
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| Defendant: NATE CAVANAUGH, in his official capacity as an employee of the U.S. DOGE Service for the General Services Administration | |
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| Represented By: | Benjamin H. Torrance |
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